Which to use
“Läuse” and “Lautes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,335
- “Läuse” frequency rank
- #17,352
- “Lautes” frequency rank
- 60687
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Läuse | Lautes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Laus | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Laut |
Where the eye mixes Läuse and Lautes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Läuse runs 5 letters (CVVCV) against Lautes's 6 (CVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Läuse vs Lautes
A purely visual mix-up. Läuse ([ˈlɔɪ̯zə]) and Lautes ([ˈlaʊ̯təs]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60687, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Läuse is recorded at frequency rank #43,335, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈlɔɪ̯zə]. Lautes is at rank #17,352, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈlaʊ̯təs].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 60687, this pair ranks #777,699 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Läuse vs Lautes
Shared letters: elsu. Private to "Läuse": ä. Private to "Lautes": at.
"Läuse" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "Lautes" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Lautes ← alutes · latues · lauets · lautess · lautse · lauttes · llautes · luates
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Läuse" and "Lautes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Läuse" vs "Lautes" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Läuse" and "Lautes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Läuse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Lautes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #777,699 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Läuse" and "Lautes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lame vs Läuse". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #777,699 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.